What color is #134465?

#134465 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #134465?

The RGB value is 19, 68, 101: 19 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #134465?

The complementary color is #653413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #134465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#134465 color

#134465 rgb(19, 68, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #134465 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 26.7% green and 39.6% blue (19, 68, 101).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 68% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon (#143C5D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#134465 color codes

HEX	`#134465`
RGB	`rgb(19, 68, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 26.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 68%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 81%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 33%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.33, -3.45, -23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.33, 24.2, 261.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.684, 5.212, 13.069)`
Decimal	`1262693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #134465, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #134465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#134465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #134465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #134465; }
.text { color: #134465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #134465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 68 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #134465, #131b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #134465?: #134465 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #134465?: The RGB value is 19, 68, 101: 19 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #134465?: The complementary color is #653413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #134465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.